Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Alden

#835 most common boys' name of all time · #1,912 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#835
Rank overall
#1,912 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
19,173
Since 2016
4,490
Peak year
2024 #576
Best rank
#429 1916
Girls Boys peak 519/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Alden is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 19 479 498 #598
2024 25 494 519 #576
2023 25 431 456 #640
2022 19 445 464 #627
2021 31 394 425 #676
2020 21 387 408 #672
2019 15 435 450 #623
2018 20 411 431 #638
2017 22 409 431 #634
2016 16 392 408 #660
2015 16 340 356 #726
2014 20 337 357 #716
2013 19 331 350 #710
2012 26 294 320 #772
2011 16 244 260 #864
2010 25 251 276 #841
2009 19 242 261 #869
2008 28 222 250 #921
2007 28 275 303 #786
2006 31 249 280 #818
2005 23 258 281 #770
2004 41 257 298 #735
2003 37 251 288 #729
2002 25 178 203 #906
2001 25 159 184 #969
2000 26 186 212 #857
1999 27 144 171 #985
1998 25 196 221 #783
1997 16 143 159 #942
1996 18 143 161 #915
1995 17 142 159 #931
1994 18 116 134 #1,032
1993 22 100 122 #1,130
1992 18 116 134 #1,010
1991 13 91 104 #1,156
1990 9 119 128 #952
1989 11 92 103 #1,104
1988 19 94 113 #1,004
1987 6 84 90 #1,041
1986 6 92 98 #955
1985 13 86 99 #985
1984 14 79 93 #1,001
1983 9 68 77 #1,080
1982 7 84 91 #981
1981 8 64 72 #1,145
1980 57 57 #1,216
1979 6 57 63 #1,209
1978 5 53 58 #1,229
1977 8 48 56 #1,290
1976 43 43 #1,350
1975 8 54 62 #1,149
1974 44 44 #1,275
1973 47 47 #1,204
1972 44 44 #1,250
1971 48 48 #1,181
1970 59 59 #1,064
1969 72 72 #900
1968 53 53 #1,020
1967 62 62 #917
1966 66 66 #890
1965 76 76 #845
1964 76 76 #876
1963 84 84 #826
1962 60 60 #986
1961 85 85 #835
1960 86 86 #821
1959 92 92 #798
1958 86 86 #808
1957 87 87 #806
1956 9 110 119 #705
1955 6 97 103 #741
1954 86 86 #770
1953 5 98 103 #724
1952 95 95 #724
1951 99 99 #700
1950 89 89 #728
1949 83 83 #756
1948 96 96 #685
1947 124 124 #612
1946 79 79 #740
1945 105 105 #595
1944 105 105 #599
1943 126 126 #567
1942 112 112 #587
1941 103 103 #584
1940 116 116 #546
1939 117 117 #530
1938 119 119 #536
1937 132 132 #500
1936 6 120 126 #516
1935 106 106 #559
1934 144 144 #472
1933 114 114 #533
1932 158 158 #449
1931 134 134 #497
1930 146 146 #492
1929 164 164 #460
1928 171 171 #465
1927 141 141 #514
1926 183 183 #450
1925 173 173 #459
1924 5 183 188 #451
1923 176 176 #462
1922 184 184 #455
1921 193 193 #442
1920 180 180 #453
1919 167 167 #455
1918 181 181 #443
1917 166 166 #438
1916 174 174 #429
1915 155 155 #437
1914 113 113 #451
1913 93 93 #446
1912 79 79 #442
1911 46 46 #430
1910 13 13 #884
1909 12 12 #859
1908 28 28 #472
1907 24 24 #477
1906 14 14 #655
1905 19 19 #542
1904 18 18 #527
1903 11 11 #714
1902 10 10 #763
1901 10 10 #706
1900 13 13 #716
1899 9 9 #740
1898 17 17 #516
1897 9 9 #752
1896 10 10 #742
1895 8 8 #813
1894 8 8 #809
1893 5 5 #1,061
1892 9 9 #762
1891 9 9 #663
1890 10 10 #643
1889 10 10 #649
1888 6 6 #937
1887 7 7 #770
1886 8 8 #730
1885 5 5 #973
1884 6 6 #882
1883 12 12 #548
1882 8 8 #717
1881 6 6 #803
1880 9 9 #648